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Graduate Council

The UCO Graduate Council is a group of Full Members of the Faculty and administrators concerned with policy recommendations as they relate to all graduate programs at the University of Central Oklahoma. The Council is composed of 19 members: 15 are elected from faculty, (3 from each of the 5 academic college), 3 appointed by the Graduate Dean, and the Graduate Dean him or herself, who is the 19th member.

The Graduate Council consists of four standing committees: The Membership Committee, the Executive Committee, the Curriculum Committee, and the Admissions and Retentions Committee. More Details about the roles and responsibilities of the Graduate Council can be found in the Graduate Catalog.

Appointees from the Office of Academic Affairs, the Library, the Faculty Senate and the AAUP-UCO Chapter serve as liaisons to the Graduate Council. The term of membership expires in Summer of the year indicated in parenthesis. Below are current members of the Graduate Council.

Arts, Media & Design

Admissions & Retention Committee

Dr. Chindarat Charoenwong Shaw (2009)

Membership Committee

Ms. Rukmini Ravikumar (2008)

Curriculum Committee

Dr. Sam Magrill (2010)

Business

Admissions & Retention Committee

Dr. Barbara Parrish (2008)

Membership Committee

Dr. Robert Epstein (2010)

Curriculum Committee

Dr. Renee Warning (2009)

Education & Professional Studies

Admissions & Retention Committee

Dr. Lori Beasley (2010)

Membership Committee

Dr. Jill Rooker (2009)

Curriculum Committee

Dr. Darla Fent (2008)

Liberal Arts

Admissions & Retention Committee

Dr. Mark McCoy (2009)

Membership Committee

Dr. David Macey (2008)

Curriculum Committee

Dr. John Springer (2010)

Mathematics and Science

Admissions & Retention Committee

Dr. Riaz Ahmad (2009)

Membership Committee

Dr. Jesse Byrne (2008)

Curriculum Committee

Dr. Gang Qian (2010) back to top

 

Faculty Senate

Curriculum Committee

Dr. Patti Loughlin (2008)

 

Appointed by Dean, JCGS

Admissions & Retention Committee

Dr. Jill Devenport

Curriculum Committee

Dr. Greg Wilson back to top

 

Ex officio:

Dr. Evelyn Wilson Martin, Liaison between Office of Academic Affairs and Graduate Council

Ms. Abbey Warner, Liaison between University Libraries and Graduate Council

Dr. Clark Ovrebo, Liaison between AAUP and Graduate Council back to top

 

The Graduate Council will meet at 3:00 p.m. in the Jackson College of Graduate Studies & Research Conference Room, 404 NUC, on the following dates:

Fall 2007

    • September 11

October 9

    • November 13
    • December 11

Spring 2008

    • February 8

Annual Graduate Faculty Meeting